The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through The Folk Revival [Box set] [Import]

The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through The Folk Revival [Box set] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Scarborough Fair

2. Byker Hill - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick

3. Cold Haily Windy Night [Live] - Dave Swarbrick

4. Skewbald [Live] - Martin Carthy

5. Creeping Jane [Live][#] - Martin Carthy

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. New St. George - The Albion Band

2. Carthy's March/The Lemon Tree - Band of Hope

3. I Haven't Told Her, She Hasn't Told Me - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick

4. My Girl [Live] - Martin Carthy, Rory and Alex McEwen, Lisa Turner

5. Boys of Bedlam - Steeleye Span

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Nothing Rhymed - Martin Carthy

2. Lord of the Dance - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick

3. Rivers of Babylon (Babalon) - Martin Carthy

4. History Lesson - Leon Rosselson, Three City Four

5. January Man - Martin Carthy

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Jack Orion - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick

2. Seven Virgins (Leaves of Life) - Martin Carthy

3. Duncan and Brady - Martin Carthy, Rory and Alex McEwen, Lisa Turner

4. Geordie [Live] - Martin Carthy

5. Sir Patrick Spens - Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Four CD compilation for the influential British folk artistwho inspired Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and directly or indirectly helped form Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and the Albion Band. Includes his earliest and most recent known live recordings plus s

Tracks:

Scarborough Fair
Byker Hill - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Cold, Haily, Windy Night [Live] - Dave Swarbrick
Skewbald [Live] - Martin Carthy
Creeping Jane [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Old Horse [Live] - Martin Carthy, Howard (Jimmy) Evans, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson
Question of Sport [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Lovely Joan [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Howard (Jimmy) Evans, John Kirkpatrick
Maid and the Palmer - Brass Monkey
Begging Song [Live] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
I Was a Young Man - Martin Carthy
Prince Heathen [#] - Martin Carthy
Prickle Holly Bush [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Lal Waterson, Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson, Rachel Waterson
Lord Franklin - Martin Carthy
Lemady/Arise and Pick a Posy - The Albion Band
Famous Flower of Serving Men - Martin Carthy
Glorishears - Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick

Tracks:

New St. George - The Albion Band
Carthy's March/The Lemon Tree - Band of Hope
I Haven't Told Her, She Hasn't Told Me - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
My Girl [Live] - Martin Carthy, Rory and Alex McEwen, Lisa Turner
Boys of Bedlam - Steeleye Span
Oh, Had I a Golden Thread - Three City Four
Anc Song (Azicatal) [Live] - Blue Murder
Wimoweh [Live][Excerpt]
Young Banker - The Watersons
Postman's Knock - Martin Carthy, Ashley Hutchings
Constant Billy - Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick
Lakes of Cold Flynn [Live] - Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick
Irish Washerwoman/Ash Plant - Martin Carthy
Arthur McBride - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Royal Forester/Bald-Headed End of the Broom - Martin Carthy, , The Watersons
Nafarroa [Live] - Martin Carthy, Oskorri
Wren - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
King - Steeleye Span
Joy Health Love and Peace - Martin Carthy, The Watersons
Hunting the Wren [Live] - Steeleye Span
Hunting the Cutty Wren - Les Barker, Martin Carthy, June Tabor
Byker Hill - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick

Tracks:

Nothing Rhymed - Martin Carthy
Lord of the Dance - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Rivers of Babylon (Babalon) - Martin Carthy
History Lesson - Leon Rosselson, Three City Four
January Man - Martin Carthy
Ballad of Alfie Hinds [Live] - Martin Carthy
Humane Turnkey, Pt. 2 - Martin Carthy
Farewell, Farewell [Alternative Mix][#] - Martin Carthy
Dust to Dust - Martin Carthy
Stitch in Time [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Trimdon Grange [#] - Martin Carthy
Palaces of Gold - Martin Carthy
Springhill Mine Disaster - Martin Carthy
Coal Not Dole [Live] - Martin Carthy, The Watersons
Perfumes of Arabia [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Such a War Has Never Been - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Wife of the Soldier - Martin Carthy
Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll - Martin Carthy
Ant and the Grasshopper - Martin Carthy
Company Policy - Martin Carthy
On a Monday Morning [Live] - Martin Carthy
Rave On - Steeleye Span
Oor Hamlet [Live] - Martin Carthy
Harry Lime Theme (Third Man Theme) - Martin Carthy

Tracks:

Jack Orion - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Seven Virgins (Leaves of Life) - Martin Carthy
Duncan and Brady - Martin Carthy, Rory and Alex McEwen, Lisa Turner
Geordie [Live] - Martin Carthy
Sir Patrick Spens - Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy
King Henry - Martin Carthy
Sovay the Female Highwayman [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Man of Newlyn Town - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Bows of London [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Lucy Wan [Live] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Lord Randall - Martin Carthy
Whale Catchers - Martin Carthy
Rufford Park Poachers - Martin Carthy
John Barleycorn [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Hard Times of Old England [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Hard Cheese of Old England - Martin Carthy
Over the Hills and Far Away - Martin Carthy, Isla St. Clair
Farmer's Servant [Live] - Martin Carthy
False Knight on the Road [Live] - Steeleye Span
Elfin Knight - Martin Carthy, Bert Jansch

Album Description

Four CD compilation for the influential British folk artistwho inspired Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and directly or indirectly helped form Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and the Albion Band. Includes his earliest and most recent known live recordings plus s

Album Details

The First In-depth Anthology of Martin's Music and Career. The Four CD Set is Themed So Each CD Covers a Different Aspect of his Career: The Classic Carthy Recordings, Carthy in Company, Contemporary and Child Carthy.

Customer Reviews:

A fitting tribute to a great folk traditionalist.......2003-05-21

A 4-CD collection of British folk legend Martin Carthy's best work, spanning from the 1960s to the present day -- the motherlode for Martin Carthy true believers! This box set is divided thematically: "Classic Carthy," a disc of "hits," he's recorded over the years, "Carthy In Company," featuring rare, previously unreleased collaborations with various cohorts, including John Kirkpartick, The Albion Band, Steeleye Span, The Watersons, etc.; a third CD titled "Carthy Contemporaries," with Carthy providing interpretations of his favorite contemporary songwriters, and a fourth disc, "Child: Carthy," that focusses exclusively on the British folk treasure trove known as the Child Ballads. (The Child Ballads are the collected work of 19th Century folklorist James Francis Child, who gathered hundreds of the most striking English and Scottish folk ballads into a multi-volume codex that became one of the wellsprings of the '50s/'60s British folk revival... A new publisher called Loomis House Press began reprinting the complete series in 2002, well worth checking out if you're a hardcore folkie!)

This box set is a real tour de force, complete with a lavish, highly informative booklet, a flowchart showing the various stages of Carthy's career, and tons of rarities from folk concerts, TV shows and the like. Eighty-three tracks total... plenty of high-class listening for anyone who's ready!

The Godfather of English Folk.......2001-11-06

Martin Carthy stands alone as one of the great figures of the English folk revival, but also can take a lot of credit for folk rock since 1970. This box is an excellent selection for Carthy enthusiasts, but is maybe not ideal for newcomers. It covers a broad sweep of his career to date, and features a lot of live performances and other 'alternate' versions of favorite songs.

I'd have given it five stars anyway, had it not been for some unfortunate choices on 'Carthy Contemporaries', where we get some hootenanny-era embarrassments that he'd probably have preferred to see buried in the vaults forever and a day-O. Better to have dumped half of this particular 'theme' CD and replaced it with more traditional material, of which there is, after all, a vast abundance. But that's just a personal take: nt everyone shares my taste for gloomy ballads and razorsharp playing, perhaps.

For beginners, you can't do better than the first two albums, both out on CD. Those, plus the third, "Byker Hill" feature the unsurpassable Dave Swarbrick on violin and mandolin, and are absolute classics, by any criteria, whatever your musical taste.

But if you want to see him in all his various incarnations: folk club strummer, then inventor of a new way of playing guitar (loosely derived from Davy Graham), followed by stints with Steeleye Span, The Watersons, Brass Monkey, and various other projects, this is a very good place to start. You can't fault him for not being musically adventurous! Some of the obscure stuff is quite astounding, but he's always at his best on 'big ballads.' Try 'Prince Heathen' or 'Famous Flower of Serving Men' for more obscure examples of this art, both with quite amazing guitar backing.

The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through the Folk Revival
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The Carthy Chronicles: A Journey Through the Folk Revival
Martin Carthy
Manufacturer: Free Reed Us Release
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
General | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Revival | Folk | Styles | Music
Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music
General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0007YMUFW
Release Date: 2005-04-05

Tracks:

Scarborough Fair
Byker Hill - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Cold, Haily, Windy Night [Live] - Dave Swarbrick
Skewbald [Live] - Martin Carthy
Creeping Jane [Live][#] - Martin Carthy
Old Horse [Live] - Martin Carthy, Howard (Jimmy) Evans, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Thompson, Richard Thompson
Question of Sport [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
Lovely Joan [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Howard (Jimmy) Evans, John Kirkpatrick
Maid and the Palmer - Brass Monkey
Begging Song [Live] - Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick
I Was a Young Man - Martin Carthy
Prince Heathen [#] - Martin Carthy
Prickle Holly Bush [Live][#] - Martin Carthy, Lal Waterson, Mike Waterson, Norma Waterson, Rachel Waterson
Lord Franklin - Martin Carthy
Lemady/Arise and Pick a Posy - The Albion Band
Famous Flower of Serving Men - Martin Carthy
Glorishears - Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick